Worst Wedding You've Ever Attended

[SWTXBelle]

I'm from Texas - 30 minutes? Pshaw!

That said, would the happy couple entertain the idea of a party bus to ferry at least the attendants and perhaps the guests? Even if you got caught in traffic, it would be like the reception had already started!

[33girl]

Originally Posted by SWTXBelle

I'm from Texas - 30 minutes? Pshaw!

Yes, I agree with the pshaw from one place to another (sometimes essential if you don't want to have your reception in the church basement). That being said, the hotel should be where the reception is, as part of the point is so people don't drive drunk/tired after the reception.

[HQWest]

At my wedding - we had the reception about 30 minutes from the church. This makes sense sense churches tend to be in neighborhoods and hotels and reception halls downtown.
We recommended a hotel near the reception site. It was a little more expensive than the hotel by the church - but they provided a shuttle bus from the hotel to the reception and back, so the out of town guests drove to the wedding and back to the hotel and then took the shuttle to and from the reception hall

[KSUViolet06]

Originally Posted by 33girl

Yes, I agree with the pshaw from one place to another (sometimes essential if you don't want to have your reception in the church basement). That being said, the hotel should be where the reception is, as part of the point is so people don't drive drunk/tired after the reception.

I don't know if this is regional or not, but I "pshawed" at 30 min myself. I've been to weddings where the ceremony and reception sites were an hour + apart (e.g. wedding in CLE and reception past Canton, google map it if you're not from here, it's quite a distance.)

I will say that if the reception is not in the hotel where guests are staying, it is usually VERY close with shuttle service provided from reception to hotel (keeps people from driving.)

And my jaw dropped at the guests receiving bills for meals. I can't.

[carnation]

bumping this for wedding season--

[ASTalumna06]

Originally Posted by KSUViolet06

I don't know if this is regional or not, but I "pshawed" at 30 min myself. I've been to weddings where the ceremony and reception sites were an hour + apart (e.g. wedding in CLE and reception past Canton, google map it if you're not from here, it's quite a distance.)

I will say that if the reception is not in the hotel where guests are staying, it is usually VERY close with shuttle service provided from reception to hotel (keeps people from driving.)

Yea, the hotel has been confirmed… it's 30 minutes away from the reception. As far as I know, there's no shuttle service.